AMD Ryzen 9 3900X vs AMD PRO A12-9800

Comparative analysis of AMD Ryzen 9 3900X and AMD PRO A12-9800 processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Compatibility, Peripherals, Graphics, Graphics interfaces, Graphics API support, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization. Benchmark processor performance analysis: PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark, Geekbench 4 - Single Core, Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core, 3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score, CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s), GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps), GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps).

AMD Ryzen 9 3900X

AMD PRO A12-9800

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Ryzen 9 3900X

CPU is newer: launch date 2 year(s) 9 month(s) later
Processor is unlocked, an unlocked multiplier allows for easier overclocking
8 more cores, run more applications at once: 12 vs 4
Around 109424% higher clock speed: 4600 MHz vs 4.2 GHz
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 7 nm vs 28 nm
3x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
Around 61% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2707 vs 1686
8.8x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 32657 vs 3705
Around 16% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s): 30.575 vs 26.268

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	7 July 2019 vs 3 October 2016
Unlocked	Unlocked vs Locked
Number of cores	12 vs 4
Maximum frequency	4600 MHz vs 4.2 GHz
Manufacturing process technology	7 nm vs 28 nm
L2 cache	6 MB vs 2 MB
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	2707 vs 1686
PassMark - CPU mark	32657 vs 3705
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)	30.575 vs 26.268

Reasons to consider the AMD PRO A12-9800

Around 62% lower typical power consumption: 65 Watt vs 105 Watt
3.9x better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s): 279.396 vs 72.097
Around 13% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s): 1.975 vs 1.745
5.8x better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s): 34.196 vs 5.887
5.8x better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s): 131.8 vs 22.686

Specifications (specs)
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	65 Watt vs 105 Watt
Benchmarks
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)	279.396 vs 72.097
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)	1.975 vs 1.745
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)	34.196 vs 5.887
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)	131.8 vs 22.686

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Ryzen 9 3900X
CPU 2: AMD PRO A12-9800

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

2707

1686

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

32657

3705

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)

CPU 1

CPU 2

30.575

26.268

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)

CPU 1

CPU 2

72.097

279.396

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)

CPU 1

CPU 2

1.745

1.975

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)

CPU 1

CPU 2

5.887

34.196

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)

CPU 1

CPU 2

22.686

131.8

Name	AMD Ryzen 9 3900X	AMD PRO A12-9800
PassMark - Single thread mark	2707	1686
PassMark - CPU mark	32657	3705
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	1276
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	12037
3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score	8594
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)	30.575	26.268
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)	72.097	279.396
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)	1.745	1.975
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)	5.887	34.196
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)	22.686	131.8
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)		1176
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)		477
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)		1715
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)		1176
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)		477
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)		1715

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD Ryzen 9 3900X	AMD PRO A12-9800
Essentials
Architecture codename	Zen 2
Family	Ryzen	AMD PRO A-Series Processors
Launch date	7 July 2019	3 October 2016
OPN PIB	100-100000023BOX
OPN Tray	100-000000023	AD980BAUM44AB
Place in performance rating	1006	995
Vertical segment	Desktop	Desktop
OS Support		Windows 10 - 64-Bit Edition, RHEL x86 64-Bit, Ubuntu x86 64-Bit
Series		AMD PRO A-Series A12 APU for Desktops
Performance
Base frequency	3800 MHz	3.8 GHz
L2 cache	6 MB	2 MB
L3 cache	64 MB
Manufacturing process technology	7 nm	28 nm
Maximum frequency	4600 MHz	4.2 GHz
Number of cores	12	4
Number of threads	24
Unlocked
Maximum core temperature		90°C
Number of GPU cores		8
Memory
Max memory channels	2	2
Supported memory types	DDR4-3200
Supported memory frequency		2400 MHz
Compatibility
Sockets supported	AM4	AM4
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	105 Watt	65 Watt
Peripherals
PCI Express revision	4.0	3.0
PCIe configurations	x16
Graphics
Enduro
Graphics max frequency		1108 MHz
Processor graphics		R7
Unified Video Decoder (UVD)
Video Codec Engine (VCE)
Graphics interfaces
DisplayPort
HDMI
Graphics API support
DirectX		12
Vulkan
Advanced Technologies
AMD Secure technology
Enhanced Virus Protection (EVP)
FreeSync
Fused Multiply-Add 4 (FMA4)
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
Intel® AES New Instructions
Out-of-band client management
PowerGating
PowerNow
PowerTune
System Image Stability
TrueAudio
Virtualization
AMD Virtualization (AMD-V™)
IOMMU 2.0